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Fabulous Sensor

Hello,
I purchased this microwave for 2 reasons: greater capacity and high power. The good name of sharp also did affect my decision. After about a week of operating it, I do like it.

The best feature is the fact that it has this great sensor which can tell if and when the food is cooked and stop the oven after that. I tried boiling some rice in it, the sensor adjusted the power levels and cooking time and within 15 minutes flat (or less for one cup of uncooked rice + 2 cups of water) the oven beeped to let me know the rice was done. The rice was cooked perfectly.

After that, I used the sensor “reheat” feature to heat some food from the refrigerator and it worked perfectly each time. The food was evenly heated all over, unlike cheaper microwaves which literally blacken some parts of the food whereas other parts remain ice cold.

The oven however has 2 cons, viz. it is loud and its not very user friendly in operation for certain tasks. Eg: You wont be able to simply put in some food and enter the time and hit the start button. There is a pre-ordained sequence of buttons for doing so. Thankfully, the display is pretty informative, so it tells you what buttons to press and when, so you wont have to refer the manual each time.

But because of the advanced sensor feature, you will find yourself using the sensor based cooking feature most of the time and not the typical way of putting in the food and setting the timer. And the sensor really works. So this more than makes up for the other short coming. And, honestly speaking, taking the guesswork out of setting the timer and the power levels is indeed a great feature for a novice cook like me.

Besides all this, the capacity of this oven is really large. I mean really large. 1.6 cubic feet is more than I can ever use really. But its good to know you have it in case you need it. Also the high power wattage ensures that the food is cooked really fast.

To illustrate the point: my smaller GE microwave would take about 30 minutes to cook the same amount of rice that this microwave takes 15 minutes to do. So the power consumption is pretty much the same if you consider the rate of power used over the duration of time.

Overall, I think it is a pretty good and solid Microwave oven. Good features, sturdy construction and fabulous sensor technology. With the $25 off coupon, I paid $115 for it, which I feel is a good price (after comparing similar models at different stores).

My advise: go for it. Period!

Update (2/6/2012):

The featured review for this product, Sharp R426LS 1200-Watt 1-3/5-Cubic-Foot Microwave, Stainless Kitchen Jan 15, 2004, was written by Kaushik Lodh.

The average rating for this item is 4.3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.